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Weapon for Home Defense

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and it got me thinking about if I caught the guy in the act, what the fuck would I even do, run out and try to stop the guy but with what? closest thing I have to a weapon (excluding knives) is a plastic broom.

My room overlooks where the cars are parked, so I would be the first to know if anything happens. I also hang out on porch alot while tipsy late at night on weekends. So I want to get something now.

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even then a gun is a bad idea. keeping a gun in a bedroom is the worst spot as it's usually the first spot to get ransacked in a break-in.

beyond that keeping a loaded weapon in your house is a disaster waiting to happen, and you'd probably go to jail for shooting an intruder. ammo should always be stored separately from the firearm (while not illegal to store with, it's a bad practice, in that if somebody steals your weapon or gets to it before you do, they've got everything they need). my friend actually removes the firing pin as well and stores it separately from the firearm and ammo as an added precaution.

any good instructor giving the (non)restricted course will tell you the same thing.

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differences of opinion. so as long as the owner follows the letter of the law, and takes extra percautions with storage and saftey of said weapons (if more then one are on the property) then i see no issue with it whatsoever imho.

so as long as you are responsible enough to carry the permit and own a weapon in canada, you should be responsible enough to know the laws that govern your right to own said weapon and be willing to take responsibility for your actions with that weapon if you decide to use it (either in firing it or as in a show of force in your home) while protecting your family/property.

p.s i think having a sawed off pool cue is a nice touch, to have around the house anyways. a little dated sure, but nothing leaves a classier impression then with a pool cue (well after you pummel them with it).